Swept away from herd in Mahanadi river, 5 elephants swim to safety

Five elephants, including two calves, which were swept away from their herd by heavy currents in Mahandi river while crossing it early Monday near Mundali, swam to safety later in the day, forest......

'Cauvery dispute will end with this judgment'

'According to politicians, farmers are the fourth grade citizens of India.''We farmers could meet the prime minister and ministers during Congress rule.''But none of the BJP ministers want to even......

Will river disputes dent BJP's Odisha dream?

By relentlessly campaigning to highlight the indifference of the Centre to safeguard the interests of Odisha in inter-state disputes, the BJD is seeking to pin down the BJP. Dillip Satapathy......

Find Out: How acute is India's water shortage

India is facing an acute water shortage. As the temperature rises, the water level decreases and because of mismanagement, a lot of water goes waste. Even though there are a lot of efficient ways......

When cronies plunder scarce resources

Crony capitalism will of course generate investment and ensure profit for private capital, but it won’t give employment or income to the people. If you can make money by selling coal or......

SC directs Centre to implement interlinking of rivers project

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to implement the ambitious interlinking of rivers project in a time-bound manner and appointed a high-powered committee for its planning and......

Still no clearnace for Posco project

Orissa's mega steel project Posco has slipped into a situation of Shakespeare's 'To be, or not to be' with the Union environment minister putting a halt to forest clearance.Though Chief Minister......

ONGC makes five oil, gas discoveries

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has made five oil and gas finds in eastern offshore and north-east, the most significant being a gas discovery in the Mahanadi basin block where 3-4 trillion cubic......